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OK, the Ashes done, let's look at some choice stats to back up my assertion that selection in the Australian team is cooked.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
OK, the Ashes done, let's look at some choice stats to back up my assertion that selection in the Australian team is cooked.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
Stat 1: In the last 3 years, Cam Green has been Australia's second-worst all-rounder (after Marnus), in terms of the comparison between batting and bowling averages.
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And we're live, Lecture A1 is online. Introduction to Bayesian workflow, generative models, estimands, estimators, estimates, error checking, beginnings of probability theory and Bayesian updating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztbY...
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
And we're live, Lecture A1 is online. Introduction to Bayesian workflow, generative models, estimands, estimators, estimates, error checking, beginnings of probability theory and Bayesian updating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztbY...
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We called this in November
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 AM
We called this in November
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what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
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Europe doesn’t need advice on freedom of speech from Americans or Russians
December 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Europe doesn’t need advice on freedom of speech from Americans or Russians
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In absolutely no way, shape or form should anything resembling or approaching a private militia be allowed to operate in Australia with any government imprimatur. This is kicked in the head by a donkey stuff www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minns government ‘actively’ considering if Jewish security group should be armed after Bondi attack
NSW premier also announces police will carry long-arm rifles at major New Year’s Eve event in Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
In absolutely no way, shape or form should anything resembling or approaching a private militia be allowed to operate in Australia with any government imprimatur. This is kicked in the head by a donkey stuff www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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If First Nations peoples don’t deserve a special voice, neither do Zionist lobby groups.
December 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
If First Nations peoples don’t deserve a special voice, neither do Zionist lobby groups.
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Smith raises his bat to celebrate his not out...
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Smith raises his bat to celebrate his not out...
If you've ever wondered why Smith should never be Captain again, his selfish batting with the tail is why - more interested in his average than helping the team #Ashes
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
If you've ever wondered why Smith should never be Captain again, his selfish batting with the tail is why - more interested in his average than helping the team #Ashes
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But a cat sometimes has to point this out to him.
Merry Christmas to all.
Merry Christmas to all.
December 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
But a cat sometimes has to point this out to him.
Merry Christmas to all.
Merry Christmas to all.
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Melbourne is absolutely deserted. A certified ghost town. The govt has killed all joy, no more Christmases. The cookers have been right along.
December 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Melbourne is absolutely deserted. A certified ghost town. The govt has killed all joy, no more Christmases. The cookers have been right along.
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Ah yes, that's where a recently unemployed 24-year-old bricklayer, who spent years hanging around Australia's pro-IS network, and his 50-year-old migrant father were radicalised: university anti-genocide protests 🙄
Be fucking serious for a moment.
Be fucking serious for a moment.
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ah yes, that's where a recently unemployed 24-year-old bricklayer, who spent years hanging around Australia's pro-IS network, and his 50-year-old migrant father were radicalised: university anti-genocide protests 🙄
Be fucking serious for a moment.
Be fucking serious for a moment.
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I’m hearing that the Adelaide boundaries square of the wicket are shorter than in Perth or Brisbane and this will suit the England batters. More on this situation as it develops. #Ashes 🏏
December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I’m hearing that the Adelaide boundaries square of the wicket are shorter than in Perth or Brisbane and this will suit the England batters. More on this situation as it develops. #Ashes 🏏
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DENMARK INTELLIGENCE REPORT:
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
DENMARK INTELLIGENCE REPORT:
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
“.. The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
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news.corp wanting to ensure the only bullying of teenagers is done by them
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
news.corp wanting to ensure the only bullying of teenagers is done by them
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immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
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Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
Ministers are facing calls for stronger safeguards on facial recognition technology after the Home Office admitted that it is more likely to incorrectly identify black and Asian people than their white counterparts on some settings.
Following the latest testing conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the technology’s application within the police national database, the Home Office said it was “more likely to incorrectly include some demographic groups in its search results”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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Could there have been "Thatcherism" without Thatcher?
Why was she such a polarising figure?
What was the impact of the Falklands War and the Miners' Strike?
Why did she fall in 1990?
Join David Runciman & me to explore "Thatcher at 100", on @ppfideas.bsky.social.
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
Why was she such a polarising figure?
What was the impact of the Falklands War and the Miners' Strike?
Why did she fall in 1990?
Join David Runciman & me to explore "Thatcher at 100", on @ppfideas.bsky.social.
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
Now & Then with Robert Saunders: Thatcher@100 – Her Life
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www.ppfideas.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Could there have been "Thatcherism" without Thatcher?
Why was she such a polarising figure?
What was the impact of the Falklands War and the Miners' Strike?
Why did she fall in 1990?
Join David Runciman & me to explore "Thatcher at 100", on @ppfideas.bsky.social.
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
Why was she such a polarising figure?
What was the impact of the Falklands War and the Miners' Strike?
Why did she fall in 1990?
Join David Runciman & me to explore "Thatcher at 100", on @ppfideas.bsky.social.
www.ppfideas.com/episodes/now...
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"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
"What sort of monster makes casinos pay tax and bans them from money laundering?" chaser.com.au/business/bil...
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So, here's the scoop. I've got two anonymous former Ashes cricketers offering their opinions on the series. They'll continue, providing a piece apiece after each Test over on my newsletter.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
So, here's the scoop. I've got two anonymous former Ashes cricketers offering their opinions on the series. They'll continue, providing a piece apiece after each Test over on my newsletter.
Subscribe to read them!
newsletter.danliebke.com
Subscribe to read them!
newsletter.danliebke.com
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
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“What’s next? Banning kids from playing with lead-painted toys? Stopping them from drinking directly from the diesel tank on the family Hilux? It’s political correctness gone mad”
Matt Canavan Says Plan to Remove Asbestos-Contaminated Sand From Schools is Woke — The Shovel
"The next generation will grow up soft, weak and with fully functioning respiratory systems - none of which are values this country was built on”.
theshovel.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“What’s next? Banning kids from playing with lead-painted toys? Stopping them from drinking directly from the diesel tank on the family Hilux? It’s political correctness gone mad”